Thioredoxin 1 in Prostate Tissue Is Associated with Gleason Score, Erythrocyte Antioxidant Enzyme Activity, and Dietary Antioxidants

Table 2

Association between prostate tissue Trx 1 and Gleason score.

	Gleason score
	3 + 3		3 + 4		4 + 3		4 + 4 or 5 + 4		Total
		%		%		%		%
Malignant Trx 1
1	4	(50)	3	(37)	0	(0)	1	(12)	8
2	6	(25)	13	(54)	4	(16)	1	(4)	24
3	2	(10)	8	(42)	8	(42)	1	(5)	19
Fisher’s exact test,
Benign Trx 1
0	0	(0)	0	(0)	2	(66)	1	(33)	3
1	7	(23)	19	(63)	3	(10)	1	(3)	30
2	5	(33)	4	(26)	5	(33)	1	(6)	15
3	0	(0)	1	(33)	2	(66)	0	(0)	3
Fisher’s exact test,
ΔTrx 1
−1	1	(33)	1	(33)	1	(33)	0	(0)	3
0	5	(31)	5	(31)	4	(25)	2	(12)	16
1	6	(30)	12	(60)	2	(10)	0	(0)	20
2	0	(0)	6	(66)	3	(33)	0	(0)	9
3	0	(0)	0	(0)	2	(66)	1	(33)	3
Total	12		24		12		3		51
Fisher’s exact test,

ΔTrx 1: difference in Trx 1 level between malignant and benign prostate cells.